Jesus Petit

The fact that La Gaita Zuliana is one of the most beloved musical genres of Venezuela and one of its main export cultural products is due, in large part, to Jesús Antonio Petit Moreno. This musician and entrepreneur, a native of Cabimas, is better known as "Bocachico". Jesus was intrigued by the artistic medium ". His ambition was shared by several young people from the sector in the neighborhood Ambrosio de Cabimas, who spent time playing well-known Gaitas and under the direction of José "Chinco" Rodríguez formed a group called Coquivacoa. Thanks to the income and artistic commitment of "Bocachico", the band began to gain popularity and later joined figures like "Neguito" Borjas, Santos Nucette and Pedro Arteaga among others, who took the project to a more professional level renaming it as Gran Coquivacoa .